The Ocean's Job

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Originally i was going to post the first part of this chapter with the last one, but i decided doing it like this wouls make it more like the movie. AlsoI meant to post this chapter like 3 weeks ago just after the last one but when i finally finished itmy computer turned itself off and deleted half of it 'cause I forgot to save.

Linus drove away from Steve's in the direction of the airport to meet with Lyle, Basher and Rob.

Turk had been looking at him in a strange when he first got out of the car, like he saw Linus in a new light, and Linus wasn't sure if it was good or bad. But Turk had been acting strange the whole time. He was quieter than he usually was. Linus had just assumed it was because he had no Virgil to bounce arguments back and forth off, after all that was usually the noise he was making.

But he realised then that this plan had always involved Turk on his own doing all the acting and he wasn't sure if Turk had ever had an acting part at all. Linus knew he had had a few small ones back in Vegas, but still that was just arguing with Virgil, which they did anyway so really it was just nature.

Linus wondered for a moment if he should have said something to him, he was the only one on the team now who had really had to do it before. But he wouldn't have known what to say, and it might have just insulted Turk, he was after all older than Linus and had been doing this a lot longer. He had more experience, even if it was a different type.

Linus had wished him 'good luck' though, but he wasn't sure if Turk had heard him. It occurred to the pickpocket then that usually something like this would make him feel guilty, and he was surprised to find that he felt nothing, didn't even feel guilty about not feeling guilty, if that made any sense.

Shaking his head Linus decided it didn't really matter. So he turned his full attention to the road.

Lyle watched through his laptop as Turk walked up and leant against the helicopter waiting for Steve to turn up. Before Turk had walked away from the car he had turned around and given Linus a funny look, one which made Lyle think that Rob could be right. What if the kid wasn't all there?

He heard Turk say high to some of the guys who would be driving the armoured vans. It was typical of Steve to get decoy vans, but it didn't matter for their plan. Linus and Rob had made sure of it, but even if it had Turk would have been able to find out which one was real.

Lyle sat up a bit as Steve came into view. He was looking over his shoulder probably afraid of someone following him. Lyle choked back a laugh, 'like we'd be that obvious'. Steve calmed down after realising that there was no one there and walked over to quickly shake hands with Turk.

Lyle heard Turk introduce himself, but eventhrough his ear piece Lylecould tell that Steve wasn't even listening jackass.

Turk and Steve finally got into the helicopter and Lyle could feel Rob stiffen slightly beside him as the propellers started going and they took off. Rob would have loved playing that part. He had never gotten to fly on a job before, and if it had been anyone else they were conning Lyle had no doubt that he would have fought tooth and nail for the part. However as Steve would recognise Rob he was stuck in the background with Linusand Lyle.

It all ran smoothly. Turk wasn't talking much, but whilst he couldn't hear it Lyle assumed Steve was just yelling instructions at him, so talking wouldhave been redundant.

Basher came in to tell them he was ready to go, and 5 minutes later Linus showed having just returned after dropping Turk. "Running smoothly?" he asked pulling up a chair behind Rob.

Lyle nodded turning to face him, "Steve seems more worried about keeping an eye on his vans then having an honest driver." He told Linus before checking his watch "They should be landing soon." Linus nodded leaning back in his chair.

Nobody spoke listening intently and watching through the window as Turk brought the helicopter down into the private airport always being careful not to be seen. There were four police cars outside, brought by Steve to secure the gold.

Linus sat up a bit straighter as the helicopter began to hit the floor. "Where's Mr Fielding?" he asked eyes moving around wildly looking for the older man on the landing.

Lyle immediately sat up and began searching through the digital video files only to come up blank.

Basher spoke up then with a hint of worry in his voice "I heard a news report. Apparently there's a huge jam on the M3 or something."

Linus nodded quickly "M3 comes from the west. That would be him."

"Look, if he's not here Steve won't make the transaction," Rob said from the window watching as the propellers slowed down.

"I could go," Basher said stepping forward, "Steve's never met Fielding."

"No you need to do your part" Linus told him shaking his head. "Steve's never met him," He added more to himself than anyone else. "Hey!" Linus looked towards Lyle and Rob "had Steve met my dad before Italy." They both shock their heads, "Would he know I exist."

"I doubt it" Rob answered, "why?"

"Make sure Fielding doesn't show up." Linus ordered simply, ignoring Rob's question and heading for the door. "Make sure you're ready."

"You can't be serious" Rob grabbed the younger man by the shoulder, "You can't go out there."

"Somebody has to," Linus answered turning around "Do you want to?" He cast a quick glance around the room waiting only a moment for someone to answer. Eventually Basher just wished him good luck. Nodding Linus turned and walked purposefully out the door.

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Turk leant against the helicopter watching Steve walk away. He was checking his watch and looking really pissed off. 'Probably upset he's not here yet' Turk thought to himself. That's all Turk had been hearing about for the past ten minutes, how late they were and how his company sure as hell better be ready to go. He took a quick glance over towards the door and almost jumped a little when he saw Linus walk out the door.

The kid shot him a quick glare that seemed to say 'calm down' before ignoring him, walking straight over to Steve and much to Turk's surprise shaking his hand, and actually managing to smile while he did it.

Turk watched them Steve was clearly annoyed and Linus seemed to be getting confused, but eventually the kid just nodded and turned away from Steve before motioning to Turk with his arm and walking back towards the building.

"Steve won't open the safe," Linus muttered as Turk caught up him.

"What do you mean?" He asked Linus trying to keep up, "What are you doing here?"

Linus didn't answer him and opened the door to the offices inside the warehouse muttering something to himself as he started up the stairs.

"Linus?" Turk asked trying to keep up with him. "Linus?" He yelled when the younger man didn't answer.

The kid spun around and looked at Turk like he had forgotten he was there, "what?"

"Why were you talking to him?" Turk asked calming down.

Linus turned and kept moving up the stairs "Fielding got caught in traffic. Someone had to go out there."

"And they chose you?" Turk asked

"I chose me." Linus said shortly.

They reached to office where Lyle, Rob and Basher were and pushed open the door.

"What's going on?" Rob asked "did he call you on it."

Linus just ignored him, "Steve won't open the safe,"

"What do you mean?" Basher asked

"He wants to move the whole safe onto the plane."

"Okay," Lyle said slowly, "So what do we do?"

"Well we've gotta move the safe," Basher said, "Can we do a switch? put in a different safe and have John open Steve's when he gets back."

"We don't have another safe." Rob snapped, venom seeping into his voice.

"So if we want to do this, we'll have to open the safe ourselves." Basher responded slowly after a pause.

"Turk," Linus said suddenly "I saw a forklift downstairs, you need to move the safe."

"Onto the real plane or the decoy one?" Turk asked

"We can't use a decoy one," Linus said making Basher give a small groan.

"What then?" Rob asked pulling back the curtain just a little too sneak a quick look at Steve who was checking his watch and glaring around. "Basher, can you open the safe?"

Basher shook his head, "Nah, I don't have any stuff, also to blow large safes and vaults you need someone on the inside."

Linus picked up an old phone and turned towards Lyle, "Can you turn this into a small microphone?"

"Why?" he asked taking the phone from Linus.

"Well," he started "My… the guy who taught me how to be a pickpocket"

"Your dad," Turk cut in.

"Yeah, sure…" he paused"anyway he taught it was important to notice small noises and movements and so on." Noticing the confused looks on the others faces he added, "in case the marks arm moves or that."

"Hold on," Rob said silencing him "Can you open it?"

"I don't know," he said making everyone slouch a bit, "I opened a much smaller one when I was 15. Guys,it's the only shot we've got."

"It's worth a shot," Basher agreed.

"I can rewire the phone," Lyle said splitting it open.

"I'm moving the safe," Turk turned around and headed down the stairs.

"We'll bring down the coke," Rob said nodding towards Basher.

"Here," Lyle handed Linus the disconnected hand set. "Good luck."

The pickpocket just nodded before walking out of the office.

Turk, Rob and Lyle remained in silence for a moment no one really knowing what to say. "You've got to give him some credit for trying." Rob said eventually.

"Yeah," Basher agreed "Probably shouldn't tell him that though."

"No," Rob agreed quickly shaking his head.

They heard a buzzing noise coming from Lyle's laptop and look over to see faces flashing across the screen. "They've started the ID check" Lyle explained. "We should get moving," he added, making them all jump to attention to take the bags and empty the room.

Coming down to the plane they were relieved to find that after 3 unsuccessful attempts Linus had actually managed to open the safe, when basher paused in shock he had said something about how being so large madethe noise echo and thereforeeasier to hear,Turk wasn't sure he believed it.

Linus went over to talk toSteve and it hardly took five minutes for them to remove all the gold from the bags and replace it with the drugs that they had yet to ask Linus where he got.

Rob, Basher and Lyle made their way back upstairswatched from the window as Turk drove the plane outand Stevepushed past Linus geton. A few minutes laterpolice cars surrounded the plane, apparently unnoticed by Steve. Turk however came down the stairs and moved over to where Linus was standing talking to who they could only assume was the officer in charge. They saw Steve come out and could hear him yelling, even when he was inside the plane, though he was standing a good few hundred meters away.

Turk shook Linus's hand which was holding him back off his arm and rammed his hands into his pockets,wondering if he had ever been quite this angry in his life. that guy hadn't actually done anything to him, yet he really wanted to hit him, and contrary to whatever it was Linus seemed to thing, he didn't get that feeling a lot.

Looking at the younger man beside him Turk could see the same look that had been on the pickpockets face before. Not the calculating one, but the blank one that he'd had while they were in Chicago, it had been easing up a bit in the past few days, but now it was back. Trying to relieve some of the tension hew was beginning to feel Turk almost whined "I can't believe you didn't punch him!"

Linus didn't answer, just stared at Steve and watched as he started laughing uncontrollably, the officers muttered something about how he was mad and drove off. Turk watched them leave followed by a line of cars bar 2 which had stayed to collect evidence befroe he started to move, only to be stopped by a voice beside him. "If I had started who's to sayI could have stopped," He turned towards Turk "Anyway, I got revenge," shrugging he added "It'swhen you get greedy that revenge gets messy."

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